Invocation: Maya Deren (Movie)

Maya Deren is a legend of avant-garde cinema. This authoritative biography of the charismatic filmmaker, poet and anthropologist features excerpts from her pioneering Meshes of the Afternoon and her unfinished documentary on Haiti, interviews with Stan Brakhage and Jonas Mekas, and recordings of her lectures. Narrated by actress Helen Mirren, this definitive documentary offers startling insights into one of the most intriguing, accomplished figures in cinema history.

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1. In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2002) (Movie) (5)
   

   Maya Deren...Herself

   

   Stan Brakhage...Himself

   

   Alexander Hammid...Himself

   Teiji Ito...Himself

   

   Jonas Mekas...Himself
2. At Land (1944) (Movie) (3)
   

   Maya Deren...

   

   Alexander Hammid...

   Hella Heyman...
3. Maya Deren, Take Zero (2012) (Movie) (3)
   

   Maya Deren...Herself

   

   Alexander Hammid...Himself

   

   Jonas Mekas...Himself
4. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jonas Mekas...Self / Narrator

   

   Stan Brakhage...Self
5. Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1969) (Movie) (2)
   

   Stan Brakhage...Self

   

   Jonas Mekas...Self
6. Film as Subversive Art: Amos Vogel and Cinema 16 (2004) (Movie) (2)
   Amos Vogel...Himself

   Marcia Vogel...Herself
7. Filmmakers (1969) (Movie) (2)
   

   Stan Brakhage...Himself

   

   Jonas Mekas...Himself
8. Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2011) (Movie) (2)
   

   Stan Brakhage...Himself

   

   Jonas Mekas...Himself
9. Jonas in the Desert (1994) (Movie) (2)
   

   Stan Brakhage...Himself

   

   Jonas Mekas...Himself
10. Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) (Movie) (2)
    

    Maya Deren...The Woman

    

    Alexander Hammid...The Man
11. Notes on Marie Menken (2006) (Movie) (2)
    

    Stan Brakhage...Himself (archive footage)

    

    Jonas Mekas...Himself